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CEWallstreet
CEWallstreet Jan 19, 16 4:58 PM

@PeterSkala I trade options and futures. I trade options more than futures. I will be posting watchlists on the options i'm watching and training.

PeterSkala
PeterSkala Jan 20, 16 7:19 AM

that would be awesome as i am also going to trade options. need to know more about the set ups, strategies etc but am studying hard. what do u think the minimum account size you would need to trade options/futures ?

CEWallstreet
CEWallstreet Jan 20, 16 8:28 AM

Well as a margin requirement to trade oil with my broker you will need at least $4300 to hold a one contract position. It's the same for holding /YM (Dow futures). So at any given point you will need that as a minimum. The way around that is to trade USO, OIL, SPY etc etfs which will cost you much less. For just options I would say you want at least 2k in your account just to get started.

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